Machine-casing.



l. L. CABELINSKY.

MACHINE CASING.

APPLICATION man APR. 14, 1915.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

rammed Nov. 3o, 199152.

, Application led April 14,1915. Serial No)21,437.

To all whom t may concer/n:

Be it known that LJULIUS L. CABELINSKY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bo-ston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented. an Improvement in Machine-Casings, of which the following is a specification.

This. invention relates to certain improvements in casings or coverings for small table or bench machines, such as the ordinary domestic sewing machine, which has an arm extending upwardly and horizontally from o ne end of a metal base, on which the machine is mounted, and which is held over an opening or recess in the table.

It is common practice to provide a boxlike casing which is adapted to be placed over the whole machine, and is usually locked by means embedded in the wood of the table, but, while this arrangement is ef'- fective, in so far as it provides acovering for `the machine, and a means for preventing access thereto, it is objectionable in that, in any ordinary factory stitching room, where a large number of these machines are operated close together, and where oor space is limited, it is diflicult to find suitable and convenient places to store these covers when the machines are in use.

The object of my invention is toprovide a form of casing or cover for a machine of the type above referred to, which is of much less width than the machine base on which the arm is mounted, but is of sufficient width to inclose the arm and its working parts, and which is adapted, when not in use as a cover, to be supported on the ordinary guideways usually provided for the drawer of the machine, so that it will not occupy valuable floor s ace, and, further, to provide a simple and e ective means for locking such casing in position over the machine arm, so that the casing may be readily applied to any ordinary machine of this type, and may be locked in position thereover, by means which avoid the necessity ofV providing a lock between the casing and the metal base, such as is ordinarily employed.

I accomplshthis object by the means shown in the accompanying drawing, in

which Figure 1 is a front side elevation. Fig. 2 is an end view of a machine casing made according to my invention. Fig. 3 is a rear side elevation. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a front view Showing the-pegni@ in which the casing is placed when the machine is in use. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View showing a means employed for locking down lthe base ofthe machine.

According to my invention I provide an elongated metal casing a, having `approximately parallel sides ofsufficient'length to extend the length of the usual armof a sewling machine,'said casing being closed at one' end and partly open at the opposite end to permit the casing to be placed over the machine with the shaft projecting beyond the end thereof, so that the balance wheel is outside the casing, as indicated in Fig. 1, the ortion above the point where the shaft projects being preferably closed, `as shown in Fig. 2.

.-I further provide a drawer l b which is adapted toslide transversely of the casing 1n an opening formed in one side thereof,

said drawer having ribs b engaging corresponding slots in said side, and the rear endof'said drawer being provided with a projection c, which, vwhen the drawer is slid into position, is adapted to extend through an aperture in the opposite side Wall of the casing, the end portion thereof having anA apertureto receive a suitable lockingl means,

as the padlock d, to prevent the drawer from being withdrawn. ranged that when the casing is in position of the frame, and the drawer is then inserted, its upper edge will be in close proximity to the arm of the machine, as shown in Fig. l, so that, while the drawer is in this position, the casing cannot be removed from the machine, as any attempt to do this would carry the drawer into engagement .with said arm. It is obvious, therefore, that, before the casing can be removed, or placed in position, the drawer must be removed, and before the drawer can be removed, the padlock must be removed.

To prevent the base of the machine from being raised up on the hinges, with which its rear edge is usually connected to the table, I preferably provide a leaf e, which is hinged to a leaf f connected to the table adjacent the edge of the opening in which the machine base q is seated, so that the leaf e may be swung over onto said base, and the casing a may be placed thereon, as shown in Fig. 6. With this arrangement, when the casing is locked in the position by the drawer b, it will prevent the leaf'e from being swung up- Said drawer is so arwardly to ,a 'sufficient extent to permit the machinel base .to .be swung upward on its hinges, so that the casing must be removed before accesspan be secured to the under side of thev base. The machine may thus be locked against unauthorized interference, both above and below the base.

The drawer b may be conveniently employed to hold spare parts, and, whenthe casing is supported in the guide ways, the drawer may be placed in the open end of the casing, so that the side ribs rest onthe edges of the casing, as shown in Fig. 5.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent thata casing of substantially the construction shown, which is sufiiciently narrow to be placed in the ordinary drawer guides, and which is ofless width than the ordinary machine base, may be readily applied to any ordinary machine of the type referred to, and may be locked thereon, so as to prevent access to the machme without the necessity of providing the machine base with attaching means for the casing, the

drawer for holding the spare parts, etc., be-

ing adapted tobe locked so that access there-A to is prevented, and while held in closed position, acting to prevent the casing from be,- ing removed.

I claim l. A casing for a machine of the arm type having inclosing top and side walls and open at the bottom, and removable means arranged to engage opposite side walls of the casing in a position beneath the machine arm, and having means to lock it in said position to prevent removal of the caslng.

2. A casing for amachine of the arm type i formed to provide inclosingl side and top In combination with a casing for a ma-y chine of the arm type having inclosing top and side Walls, a drawer mounted to slide in one of said side walls beneath the machine arm, and to engage the opposite side wall vwhen in its innermost position, to prevent removal of the casing, and means to lock the drawer in said position to prevent its withdrawal.

4. casing for a machine of the arm type having inclosing top and side walls and open at the bottom, and movable means supported in one side wall and extending beneath the machine arm in close proximity thereto, and locking devices for holding said means in position to engage said arm and prevent removal of the casing.

5. An elongated casing for a machine of the arm type, open at one end and at the bottom, a removable drawer of less width than said end opening and mounted to slide in `one of said side Walls beneath the machine arm transversely thereof, and in close proximity thereto, and means to lock the drawer in said position to prevent removal of the casing. A

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of a subscribing witness.

J ULIS IfCABELINSKY. Witness:

L. I-I. HARRIMAN. 

